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The association between pre-hospital antibiotic therapy and subsequent in-hospital mortality in adults presenting with community-acquired pneumonia: an observational study

open access: yesPneumonia, 2018
Background The majority of patients with community acquired-pneumonia (CAP) are treated in primary care and the mortality in this group is very low. However, a small but significant proportion of patients who begin treatment in the community subsequently
Biswajit Chakrabarti   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost effectiveness analysis of implementing tuberculosis screening among applicants for non-immigrant U.S. work visas

open access: yesPneumonia, 2020
Background While persons who receive immigrant and refugee visas are screened for active tuberculosis before admission into the United States, nonimmigrant visa applicants (NIVs) are not routinely screened and may enter the United States with infectious ...
Bisma Ali Sayed   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Additional effect of azithromycin over β-lactam alone for severe community-acquired pneumonia-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome: a retrospective cohort study

open access: yesPneumonia, 2022
Background Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the most common cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Although previous studies have suggested that macrolide therapy is beneficial for ARDS, its benefit for severe CAP-associated ARDS ...
Jun Suzuki   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) in a Patient With Compound Heterozygous OPA1 Variants: Case Report and Literature Review

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) is a rare, life‐threatening neurological emergency with unclear etiology in many cases. Mitochondrial dysfunction, often due to disease‐causing genetic variants, is increasingly recognized as a cause, with each gene producing distinct pathophysiological mechanisms.
Pouria Mohammadi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of indoor air pollution and other factors in the incidence of pneumonia in under-five children [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Background The World Health Organization has asked for a special attention to the relation between pneumonia and indoor air pollution, i.e., household biomass fuel smoke, cigarette smoke, and mosquito coil smoke, especially in developing countries ...
Iskandar, Iskandar   +7 more
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Potential use of serum based quantitative real-time PCR for the detection of pneumonia pathogens in a densely colonised population [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Molecular methods offer improvement in the detection of causative pneumonia pathogens, but there are concerns of false positive results. Here we validate quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) assays for the detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae and ...
Binks, Michael J   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Ofatumumab in Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody–Associated Disease: A Comparison With Rituximab

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ofatumumab in patients with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody–associated disease (MOGAD), and compare it with rituximab. Methods We conducted a single–center, observational study including 22 MOGAD patients treated with ofatumumab and 21 treated with rituximab.
Yuxin Fan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of vitamin D supplementation on the incidence of pneumonia in infants and young children in Kabul, Afghanistan: a double blind randomized controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes
Afghanistan has one of the highest infant mortalities in the world, and pneumonia is one of the main killers. Moreover, Dietary intake of vitamin D is low and exposure to sunlight is limited due to widespread use of Burqa by women.
Maroof, Zabihullah
core   +1 more source

Eosinophilic Pneumonias [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Microbiology Reviews, 2012
SUMMARY This review starts with discussions of several infectious causes of eosinophilic pneumonia, which are almost exclusively parasitic in nature. Pulmonary infections due specifically to Ascaris , hookworms, Strongyloides , Paragonimus , filariasis, and
Akuthota, P., Weller, Peter
openaire   +4 more sources

Pneumonia, Aspiration Pneumonia, or Frailty-Associated Pneumonia?

open access: yesGeriatrics, 2022
Pneumonia is a common reason for admission afflicting frail older adults. Those who are the frailest are more likely to be provided with a diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia. This diagnosis has no clear definition and no clinical consensus. It is therefore time to stop attempting to differentiate between pneumonia type and use the term frailty ...
David G. Smithard, Yuki Yoshimatsu
openaire   +3 more sources

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